Canada

Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation into porn giant MindGeek

OTTAWA - More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigation" into Pornhub's parent company....

Mar 04, 2021

Three years after Broncos bus crash, Logan Boulet still inspiring organ donation

Jim Lowes had never thought about being an organ donor until he read a story about Logan Boulet nearly three years ago. Boulet was one of 16 people who died in April 2018 when a truck driver blew a st...

Mar 04, 2021

Chief medical adviser says Health Canada preparing for quick approval of boosters

OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical adviser says her department is constantly receiving and reviewing any data on vaccines and COVID-19 variants and will be ready to quickly authorize needed boosters when...

Mar 04, 2021

Olymel announces gradual reopening of pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after outbreak

A pork processing plant in central Alberta has announced it has been given the green light to gradually reopen after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut down for two weeks. The Olymel facility in Re...

Mar 03, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,572 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,091,...

Mar 03, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. There are 875,559 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 875,559 confirmed cases (29,930 active, ...

Mar 03, 2021

Winter supply of Chinook salmon critical to survival of orcas, says study

VANCOUVER - Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival if chinook were in their hunting grounds during winter off the coast of British Columbia, a new study...

Mar 03, 2021

Judge questions whether B.C.'s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for British Columbia's attorney general says the provincial health officer understands the importance of balancing any COVID-19 restrictions on in-person gatherings against the ch...

Mar 03, 2021

Nunavut judge grants injunction against hunters who protested at mine site

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut judge has granted a mining company an injunction against hunters who stopped its iron ore operation when they protested at the site last month. About a dozen Inuit hunters...

Mar 03, 2021

Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' Commons committee

OTTAWA - WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees. In a statement, the charity notes that New Democrat MP Charlie Angus...

Mar 03, 2021